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I'm gonna say that while it is true the US has a culture of propaganda, it's not as bad as North Korea simply because generally when i criticize the government me and my entire family aren't shipped off to a death camp to be put on starvation diets.
Well, in my experience, most members of the armed forces are respectable. Maybe I've just been lucky in that regard. And maybe this has colored my perceptions.
Quote from: Ultimate Paragon on July 07, 2014, 01:33:43 pmWell, in my experience, most members of the armed forces are respectable. Maybe I've just been lucky in that regard. And maybe this has colored my perceptions.Maybe you have been lucky, because my experience all of the soldiers I've ever known -- which would include one of my best friends -- were fucked in the head. Of course, this could be a regional thing since here in Canada we have a rather small military so it is not a particularly attractive or viable career path for someone just looking for a job.
Toddlers get too much exercise, they wouldn't make good veal.
Quote from: Canadian Mojo on July 07, 2014, 05:34:04 pmQuote from: Ultimate Paragon on July 07, 2014, 01:33:43 pmWell, in my experience, most members of the armed forces are respectable. Maybe I've just been lucky in that regard. And maybe this has colored my perceptions.Maybe you have been lucky, because my experience all of the soldiers I've ever known -- which would include one of my best friends -- were fucked in the head. Of course, this could be a regional thing since here in Canada we have a rather small military so it is not a particularly attractive or viable career path for someone just looking for a job.Canada has a military?
There's one element you seem to be ignoring: the lack of dissenting voices. When you have real dissent, you can't compare it to North Korea with any kind of intellectual honesty. Moreover, just about all North Korean propaganda comes from the government, directly or indirectly. Here, however, a lot of this "propaganda" you talk about comes from independent media outlets, businesses, private citizens, etc. And quite a bit of it is in direct opposition to the government's views and goals. Apples and oranges, buddy.
It doesn't concern you, Sister, that kind of absolutist view of the universe? Right and wrong determined solely by a single all-knowing, all powerful being whose judgment cannot be questioned and in whose name the most horrendous acts can be sanctioned without appeal?
Being required by someone else’s religious beliefs to behave contrary to one’s sexual identity is degrading and disrespectful.
Debating where to put this but it does sort of belong here...
Quote from: dpareja on July 08, 2014, 06:52:19 pmDebating where to put this but it does sort of belong here...Fun Fact: New Zealand is the only country were you can legally distill alcohol without a shit ton of paperwork, permits, and taxes.
"I don't give a fuck about race...I'm white, I'm American, but that shit don't matter. I'm human."